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purse seiners

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purse seiners [′pərs ‚sān·ərz]
(naval architecture)
Fishing boats equipped to fish with a purse seine.


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The deal, championed by the European Union, was made at talks of the international organisation in charge of the management of Atlantic tuna (ICCAT) in Brazil, where it was agreed that the fishing season for boats using the massive purse seiners would be cut to one month.
Purse Seiners use a large floating net, pulled and set in circle by a power skiff, to surround schooling salmon.
 
 
 
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